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Trivia Questions o’ the Day

1. In 1964, entrepreneur Harland Sanders sold the American franchises in his Kentucky Fried Chicken chain to Heublein, Inc., the alcohol and food conglomerate. Sanders then moved to Ontario to run his Canadian franchises. In 1975, Heublein sued him for making slanderous statements about the American operation. What did the Colonel say that prompted the lawsuit?

2. In his 1976 song “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover,” how many ways did Paul Simon list?

3. In what unique way did comedian Jon Stewart propose to his girlfriend?

4. What is the most popular sport in nudist colonies?

5. Rush Limbaugh’s posh oceanfront estate in Palm Beach, Florida, includes four guest houses and a fleet of limos at the ready. The main house features classic French decor and boasts a life-size oil portrait of Limbaugh himself. What did Rush use as the templates for the home’s interior?

The Answers…

1. Referring to the gravy in American Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants, Colonel Sanders said, “I had the greatest gravy in the world, and those sons of bitches, they dragged it out and extended it and watered it down.” He described the gravy as “sludge” and said it tasted like “wallpaper paste.” The case went to court, and Heublein lost.

2. Seven.

3. In 1999, Stewart proposed to Tracey McShane through a personalized crossword puzzle created by New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz.

4. Volleyball.

5. For the main living quarters, Limbaugh built an exact replica of the Presidential Suite at the Hotel George V in Paris. His two-story library is modeled after the library at the Biltmore Estate in Ashville.